#!/bin/bash
# adding values in an array

function addarray {
	local sum=0
	local newarray
    newarray=(`echo "$@"`)
	for value in ${newarray[*]}
	do
		sum=$[ $sum + $value ]
	done
	echo $sum
}

myarray=(1 2 3 4 5)
echo "The original array is: ${myarray[*]}"
arg1=$(echo ${myarray[*]})
result=$(addarray $arg1)
echo "The result is $result"
